I came for flowers. That was the whole reason behind my trip to the grocery store. My son and daughter had a dance recital that night, and they anticipated being greeted afterwards with bouquets of flowers. I just needed to grab two cheap bundles, pick up a couple of other groceries, and be done. ButContinue reading “Flowers”
Author Archives: Jane Rollins
Rainbow Baby
Today, August 22nd, is National Rainbow Baby Day. A rainbow baby is a term used for a subsequent child that comes after infant loss, like the rainbow after a storm. They are the light that reminds parents that hope and goodness can still exist in the world. While rainbow babies are a beautiful presence, theContinue reading “Rainbow Baby”
I Could Never
“I could never” I told everyone. Told myself. I could never walk into someone else’s loss. To look at another’s dead baby and be reminded of my own son I had lost. How could I enter that space again that had nearly destroyed me? And then not only enter it, but be the source ofContinue reading “I Could Never”